Senior Middleware Engineer — SWIFT/IBM MQ & Automation

ICE; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize middleware across SWIFT, IBM MQ, and related platforms. The role focuses on high availability, performance, and secure operations in a mixed UNIX/Windows environment.

You will collaborate with developers, operations, and business teams to translate requirements into reliable, scalable solutions and to maintain thorough documentation and change processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or equivalent hands-on experience in Systems Engineering or IT.
• 5+ years supporting enterprise middleware and financial messaging platforms, with solid SWIFT and IBM MQ experience.
• Experience installing, configuring, and administering SWIFT Alliance Access and Alliance Gateway.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deliver integrated solutions across SWIFT, IBM MQ, and middleware platforms from planning to deployment.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and tune systems for reliability and throughput.
• Support a 24/7 production environment with on-call rotation.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across full stack including SWIFTNet connectivity and backend integrations.
• Manage configurations, patch levels, upgrades, and compliance for SWIFT/IBM MQ.

Skills

Scripting languages

Problem solving

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems or equivalent

Tools

SWIFT Alliance Access

SWIFT Alliance Gateway

IBM MQ

Tableau

GIT

Puppet

Job description

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to design, deploy, and optimize middleware across SWIFT, IBM MQ, and related platforms. The role focuses on high availability, performance, and secure operations in a mixed UNIX/Windows environment.

You will collaborate with developers, operations, and business teams to translate requirements into reliable, scalable solutions and to maintain thorough documentation and change processes.